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Sport in Pre-Industrial and Industrial Britain

  • 4 subtopics
  • 12 things to know
  • Component 03

What Sport in Pre-Industrial and Industrial Britain covers

Sport in Pre-Industrial and Industrial Britain is examined in Component 03, Socio-cultural issues in physical activity and sport. It covers popular recreation in pre-industrial Britain, Urbanisation, rational recreation and the railways, amateurism and professionalism in Victorian sport and public schools and the cult of athleticism.

Where it is assessed

Component 03

Socio-cultural issues in physical activity and sport, a 1 hour paper worth 20% of the A Level.

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The 4 subtopics

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What you need to know

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Key term

Describe the main characteristics of popular recreation.

Evaluation

Evaluate which factor did most to shape popular recreation.

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Evaluate the impact of the public schools on the development of modern sport.

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How did the industrial revolution change where people lived?

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Define an amateur in Victorian sport.

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Define rational recreation.

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What was a professional in Victorian sport?

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What were the Victorian public schools?

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Define popular recreation.

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Why did the middle classes promote rational recreation for workers?

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Outline the values of the amateur ideal.

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What were games like in the public schools before reform?

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  • Popular recreation vs Rational recreation

    Popular recreation: the local, occasional and violent pastimes of the pre-industrial lower classes. Rational recreation: organised, respectable, rule-based sport promoted by the Victorian middle classes.

  • Amateur vs Professional

    Amateur: a performer who takes part for love of the game without payment. Professional: a performer paid to take part in sport.

  • Mob football vs Real tennis

    Mob football: a violent local game with unlimited players and unwritten rules. Real tennis: an expensive indoor racket game of the upper classes.

Questions from this topic

Each one with the model answer underneath.

  1. 1

    Define popular recreation.

    Model answer

    Popular recreation was the sports and pastimes of the lower classes before industrialisation. The activities were local, occasional and often violent.

  2. 2

    Describe the main characteristics of popular recreation.

    Model answer

    Popular recreation was local, rural and played only occasionally. Games had simple, unwritten rules and were often violent. Wagering was common.

  3. 3

    Describe mob football.

    Model answer

    Mob football was a violent game played between neighbouring villages or parishes. Unlimited numbers took part, with few rules and no fixed pitch.

  4. 4

    How did social class shape sports and pastimes in pre-industrial Britain?

    Model answer

    The upper classes took part in refined, courtly pastimes with complex rules. The lower classes took part in simple, local and often violent games.

  5. 5

    Why was real tennis an upper-class game?

    Model answer

    Real tennis needed expensive, purpose-built indoor courts and equipment. Only the wealthy could afford it, and Henry VIII built a court at Hampton Court.

  6. 6

    How did patronage link the classes in pre-industrial sport?

    Model answer

    Wealthy patrons organised and funded events such as horse races and prize fights. Lower-class performers competed for the money and prizes the patrons put up.

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What does Sport in Pre-Industrial and Industrial Britain cover in OCR A-Level Physical Education?
4 subtopics: popular recreation in pre-industrial britain, urbanisation, rational recreation and the railways, amateurism and professionalism in victorian sport and public schools and the cult of athleticism. Each one has its own page with questions and model answers.
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